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Add. 14,495

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/185
Description based on Wright CCXCI (1:227-228) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th or 11th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 193 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Sacerdotals
This manuscript contains: A Sacerdotal. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 23 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 193 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 23, 54, 84, and 187—193. The quires, one of which (ܝܓ) has as many as 18 leaves, are signed with letters. Originally they must have been 18 or 19 in number, but several of them are very imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 10, 41, 102, 111, 187, 188 and 192. There are from 14 to 22 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, clear hand of the xth or xith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A Sacerdotal. [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): A collection of Anaphoras and other Orders of Service. [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Introductory prayers and sedras. [defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 11a): The Anaphora of S. James, as arranged by Jacob of Edessa.
  Subscription (Fol. 25b): ܫܠܡ̣ܬ ܐܢܦܘܪܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ܀ ܥܡ ܩܢܘ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ. ܒܬܘܪܨܐ. ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ. ܐܘܪܗܝܐ.
Item 5 (Fol. 26a): The Anaphora of Cyril of Alexandria.
 
Title:
ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܪܝܫܐ ܕܐܦܝ̈ܣ܏ܩܘ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ: ܕܢܦܩ̣ܬ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ
Item 6 (Fol. 41a): The benediction of the Chalice, of Severus of Antioch. [defective]
 
Title:
ܪܫܡ ܟܣܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ: ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ: ܐܝܟ ܕܢܦܝ̣ܩ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ: ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 43b): The Anaphora of Gregory Nazianzen.
 
Title:
ܩܘܪܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ
Item 8 (Fol. 62b): The Consecration of Water on the Epiphany.
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ: ܕܡܫܬܡܠܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ: ܒܬܪ ܕܫܠܡܐ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 68b): The Order of Baptism of Severus, translated from the Greek by Paul of Tellā.
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥ̇ܡܕܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܠܐ ܕܬܠܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܦܝ̣ܩ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܚܕܐܬܐܝܬ
Item 10 (Fol. 83b): A shorter form of the Consecration of Water for Baptism, by Severus.
 
Title:
ܩܘܕܫ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ. ܕܐܬܬܣ̣ܝܡ ܡܢܗ. ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܐܢܢܩܝ ܕܡܘܬܐ: ܐܘ ܡܛܠ ܥ̈ܠܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܓܖ̈ܫܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 11 (Fol. 86a): The Order of the Consecration of the Branches on Palm Sunday.
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܣܘ̈ܟܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ. ܒܬܪ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 87b): The Order of the Washing of Feet.
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 90a): A collection of Sedras and Prayers for the various festivals and other occasions. [defective]
Item 14 (Fol. 91a): Prooemia by John the patriarch.
 
Title:
ܦܪ̈ܘܡܐܝܘܢ̣ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ: ܕܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܣܕܪܐ ܕܒ̈ܣܡܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 118b): Sedras for Lent by John the patriarch.
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ: ܕܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ: ܕܣܝ̣ܡ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 97b): Prayers arranged alphabetically.
Item 17 (Fol. 125a): A Prayer.
Item 18 (Fol. 131a): A Prayer.
Item 19 (Fol. 138a): A Prayer.
Item 20 (Fol. 149b): A Prayer.
Item 21 (Fol. 167a): A Prayer.
Item 22 (Fol. 178a): A Prayer.
Item 23 (Fol. 188a): A Prayer.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 168a): The original writing on fol. 168a, and on part of fol. 178a, has been effaced, to make room for other matter in a smaller and somewhat more recent hand.

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